Servant: "Miss, the guys have headed to work, and the young master and the lady are out with Leo to grab some grad school prep books for you.”
Mia was taken aback, shouting, “Nobody even told me what I'm supposed to be studying for!”
She quickly dialed Cooper, “Hey, where are you?”
Cooper had just left the bookstore, lugging a bag of books and cradling the little chubby one, “Getting books for you.”
“What am I even studying for?”
Cooper: “Grad school, and you're asking what for.”
“What subject?”
“You’ll find out when we get back. Your son picked them out. Not my fault—he started gnawing on a book and slobbered all over it. The store wouldn’t let us leave without buying it.”
Henry, who couldn’t talk yet, was all dressed up, sitting on his grandma’s lap, clutching a red bag, wondering what was inside and if it was edible.
Back home, Mia was already plotting how to handle her mischievous son. “Henry, when you get back, you’re getting a spanking.”
Mia called her husband, “Hey, Andre, what’s the deal with that late-night meeting you guys had?”
“Grad school, law.”
Mia: “...Andre!”
Andre: “I’ll explain when I get home, I’m in a meeting now.”
After hanging up, Mia stepped out, waiting on the doorstep for the car to return.
Cooper was the first one back, driving into the yard. Madison got out holding her grandson, and Cooper carried a bag of books, “Sis, I pulled an all-nighter sorting these for you. If you get through this stack, I promise... Sis, why are you chasing me?” Cooper took off running.
Mia chased after him, yelling, “I’m gonna get you!”
Henry’s eyes trailed the action, crying when his grandma tried to take him inside, insisting on watching the spectacle.
Madison chuckled at the curious child, “What a little troublemaker.”
Henry, with his chubby cheeks, watched eagerly as his mom nearly caught his uncle. He stopped crying when she finally did, cheering as she playfully swatted Cooper, waving his arms for his mom to pick him up, babbling happily.
Mia rolled up her pajama sleeves, having not changed since morning, and went over to Henry. Henry thought she was coming for a hug and flung himself at her, only to get his diaper pulled down and his little bottom playfully smacked.
Watching the scene, Henry pouted and started to cry.
Cooper quipped, “Serves you right for enjoying the show too much. Now you got spanked too.”
Henry, still sniffling, clung to his mom.
Back at the house, Mia sat on the couch and asked calmly, “Explain why I should study law.”
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